Mount Dora police make arrest in nightclub shooting

MOUNT DORA — Police said today they have arrested a 28-year-old man who shot three people at the Rodeo Country nightclub about two weeks ago.

Brandon Darrell Tolbert opened fire inside the club on Old U.S. Highway 441 on Feb. 11 after a fight broke out near the bathroom, Lt. Robert Bell said. He said officers were able to trace back the gun used in the shooting to Tolbert after he dropped it at the club. An employee picked up the gun and turned it over to officers at the scene, Bell said.

Tolbert shot the three victims in the leg, police said. They were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries and have since been released.